Eric Ten Hag has called up Man United’s players in the penalty shootout, Thomas Tuchel doesn’t want to see Anthony Taylor officiating more Chelsea games and Antonio Conte catching a glimpse of his teammate on Instagram.
Here are today’s English football news headlines.
Punishment Weekend
Eric ten Hag was so angry after the loss to Brentford that he called the Man United players to the training facility on Sunday, even though they were supposed to be absent.
And according to The Times, the players had already suffered serious blows in the dressing room from the coach, who described the 0-4 blow as a “nonsense effort”.
Above all, Brentford ran a lot more compared to his opponents. Thus United’s penalty was that the entire team was forced to run the same distance (about 13.5 kilometres) in the 30-degree heat.
The Daily Mail believes that there is some concern in the administration even before the match due to ill-advised efforts during the week’s training. Cristiano Ronaldo, who refused to applaud the extravagant fans after the match, was said to have posted negative reactions.
But Man United denied the claim that Ronaldo’s contract could be terminated.
Weekend Snack Ice Cream
Thomas Tuchel may have looked angry at Antonio Conte, but the one who was most angry with him after Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham was referee Anthony Taylor and the VAR room.
The coach believes, for example, that the referee allowed too many free kicks for Spurs while one of his players, Reece James, was warned.
Some fans believe that Taylor, who has distributed the most yellow cards per minute to Chelsea players in particular, should not referee the club’s matches.
– Perhaps it would be better, Tuchel agrees at the press conference.
– I don’t think only ‘some’ fans think so (that Taylor made the wrong decisions against Chelsea). I can assure you that the whole dressing room, every player, thinks so. The players are on the field and they know what’s going on. Of course (are they worried when he referees one of our matches).
Quote from the weekend
“How lucky I was not to see you… I would be well deserved if I fell for you.” Antonio Conte couldn’t help but suppose with a twinkle in his eye, Thomas Tuchel pushed for the last time on Instagram. The Spurs coach’s text was accompanied by an image of Tuchel celebrating as he dash off the bench.
Weekend Status
Manchester United have now lost seven consecutive home games, including last season. It’s also been 30 years since the club lost their first two games of a new season. Then, in 1992/93, United topped the table despite a precarious start.
Twitter feature on the weekend
Tyrone Mings is responding to former Liverpool player Graeme Souness after the latter wrote a column about him in the Daily Mail. Aston Villa’s centre-back, who brought coach Steven Gerrard back into the competition, lost the captain’s armband before the season. When he was turned away from the team at the premiere, Gerrard’s treatment of the player became a major talking point.
Souness believes Mings is “good at talking” but the defender hasn’t made enough in his career to have a lot of opinions. Mings responded by tweeting “What a weird article” and adding, “By the way, I’ve accomplished a lot.”